return {
    "goolord/alpha-nvim",
    dependencies = {
        "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
    },

    config = function()
        local dashboard = require("alpha.themes.dashboard")
        vim.cmd("source ~/.cache/wal/colors-wal.vim")
        local color9 = vim.g.color9 or "#ffffff"
        local color3 = vim.g.color3 or "#ffffff"
        local color4 = vim.g.color4 or "#ffffff"
        local color5 = vim.g.color5 or "#ffffff"
        local color6 = vim.g.color6 or "#ffffff"

        -- helper function for utf8 chars
        local function getCharLen(s, pos)
            local byte = string.byte(s, pos)
            if not byte then
                return nil
            end
            return (byte < 0x80 and 1) or (byte < 0xE0 and 2) or (byte < 0xF0 and 3) or (byte < 0xF8 and 4) or 1
        end

        local function applyColors(logo, colors, logoColors)
            dashboard.section.header.val = logo

            for key, color in pairs(colors) do
                local name = "Alpha" .. key
                vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, name, color)
                colors[key] = name
            end

            dashboard.section.header.opts.hl = {}
            for i, line in ipairs(logoColors) do
                local highlights = {}
                local pos = 0

                for j = 1, #line do
                    local opos = pos
                    pos = pos + getCharLen(logo[i], opos + 1)

                    local color_name = colors[line:sub(j, j)]
                    if color_name then
                        table.insert(highlights, { color_name, opos, pos })
                    end
                end

                table.insert(dashboard.section.header.opts.hl, highlights)
            end
            return dashboard.opts
        end

        require("alpha").setup(applyColors({
            [[███████╗    ██████╗ ]],
            [[██╔════╝    ██╔═══╝ ]],
            [[█████╗      ██████╗ ]],
            [[██╔══╝      ██╔═══╝ ]],
            [[███████╗    ██║     ]],
            [[╚══════╝    ╚═╝     ]],
            [[N  E  O  V  I  M    ]],
        }, {
                ["a"] = { fg = color9, ctermfg = 33},
                ["b"] = { fg = color3, ctermfg = 33},
                ["c"] = { fg = color4, ctermfg = 33},
                ["d"] = { fg = color5, ctermfg = 33},
                ["e"] = { fg = color6, ctermfg = 33},
            }, {
                [[bbbbbbba    cccccca ]],
                [[bbaaaaaa    ccaaaaa ]],
                [[bbbbba      cccccca ]],
                [[bbaaaa      ccaaaaa ]],
                [[bbbbbbba    cca     ]],
                [[aaaaaaaa    aaa     ]],
                [[d  d  d  e  e  e    ]],
            }))
        dashboard.section.buttons.val = {
            dashboard.button( "e", "  > New file" , ":ene <BAR> startinsert <CR>"),
            dashboard.button( "f", "  > Find file", ":lua require('telescope.builtin').find_files({ find_command = { 'rg', '--files' } })<CR>"),
            dashboard.button( "F", "󰥨  > Find folder", ":lua search_and_scope_into_directory()<CR>"),
            dashboard.button( "r", "  > Recent"   , ":Telescope oldfiles<CR>"),
            dashboard.button( "c", "  > Config" , ":cd ~/.config/nvim | Telescope find_files<CR>"),
            dashboard.button( "l", "󰒲 > Lazy", ":Lazy<CR>"),
            dashboard.button( "h", "  > Settings" , ":cd ~/.config/hypr | Telescope find_files<CR>"),
            dashboard.button( "q", "  > Quit", ":qa<CR>"),


        }
        dashboard.section.footer.val = {
            "",
            "Welcome!",
        }

    end,
}